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1、Module1WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinfro
2、ntofme.“AmIgoingtherightway?”Iasked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“yes,”hereplied,“you’llgetthereinfiveminutes.”Finally,Icametosomerock,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindm
3、eandbeyondtherocks.Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2,000metresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theys
4、tillwon’treachthetop.ThenIlookedacrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It’s20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It’shuge!Thatmorni
5、ngontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It’snot“howdeepisit?”or“howwideisit?”or“howlongisit?”but“IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?Module2Myfavouritegreatbookistheadventuresoftomsawyerbymarktwa
6、in.TomliveswithhisauntPollyinthequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He’salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmanyexcitingadventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverfordays.WithHuckhegoeslookingfort
7、reasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomisdead.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatchesforatime,andthensuddenlyheappears.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey’realsopleasedtoseehima
8、live.Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereareotherimportantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom’sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.Thethemesofthest
